verse 1 
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By yon castle wa' at the close of the day, 
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I heard a man sing, tho' his head it was grey, 
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And as he was singing, the tears doon came: 
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'There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame!' 

verse 2 
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'The Church is in ruins, the State is in jars, 
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Delusions, oppressions, and murderous wars, 
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We dare na weel say it, but we ken wha's to blame 
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'There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame!' 

verse 3 
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'My seven braw sons for Jamie drew sword, 
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But now I greet round their green beds in the yard; 
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It broke the sweet heart o' my faithfu' auld dame 
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'There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame!' 

verse 4 
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'Now life is a burden that bows me down, 
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Sin I tint my bairnies, and he tint his crown; 
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But till my last moments my words are the same 
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'There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame!'